The marathon week has begun. Final gifts purchased; that last trip to the mall to get a pic with Santa; procurement of groceries… We still have so much to do! The in-laws arrive on Tuesday for a period unknown (I have odds they will leave Saturday). Cleaning, decorating, gingerbread houses to build; pecans to penuche! [...]
Tonight we procured a Christmas tree. I could stop there, right? But it was the first time Sun was aware a bit of what was going on. We started at Home Depot. Hey, folks in NOLA, SKIP HOME DEPOT for Christmas trees. Their selection (like, 10 trees, bound so you can’t see them!) SUCKS! We [...]
We have all done things that we realize (maybe immediately, maybe with the benefit of time) was a critical error. Things we would give anything to be given a do-over. When these errors are in our professional life, they can be devastating. We have all made mistakes, me included. Plural. Mistakes. Some big, some bigger. [...]
As an attorney who has been practicing for over a decade now (egads!), I have finally learned to allow the ebbs and flows to, well, ebb and flow. I have (mostly) managed to stop worrying when work is light and to use that ebb-time to more enjoy my personal life, knowing that a flow will [...]
Our German shephard, Zella, died earlier this year. Zella did NOT like being inside. She was a perimeter dog and felt caged in when indoors. Our blue heeler, on the other hand, LOVES being inside. But bringing Lucy in and leaving Zella out just upset Zella–she would then be miserable alone outside or with Lucy [...]
Oh, holidays, how you exhaust me. I can’t really even blame the holiday season. The end of year is usually a bit busier for me at the office, and this year is no exception. And with it getting dark so early, I am finding myself very tired as soon as I walk in the door [...]